Hi there, coming at you live from Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA, where maybe 200 people have gathered for Joey Gibson's 4:00 event I was honestly not expecting this size crowd, wow. Let's see what happenspic.twitter.com/yMPcQM5smr
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The National Anthem plays. That question at the end. "Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave/o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" It's a good thing I'm constitutionally incapable of crying in public The crowd chants: "USA!"pic.twitter.com/U0y5q2Gyyn
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Oh boy it's Joey Gibson time Gibson says he knows Jay's spirit is alive. He can feel Jay encouraging him to "fight for what we believe in" He talks about how horrible it is for Jay's family to hear all the "slander"
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Gibson says no one should do violence in Jay's name. That Jay wouldn't want that This is somewhat at odds with the posts that got him banned from Facebook and also the message of the "quest for justice" earlierhttps://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1301756268789465093?s=19 …
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Gibson talks about the importance of courage. Talks about how Jesus walked into death "like a warrior," just like Jay Anyone who's studied the history of the Patriot movement in the PNW will recognize this rhetoric
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Gibson is saying all the right things about not giving into hate. About not trying to get revenge, about struggling against the fury at injustice, all of it This is the family-friendly crowd, and Gibson is delivering the family-friendly message for the cameras
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Gibson emphasizes that everyone is arrayed against the Patriots: government, money, culture, all of it. But that they'll win anyway The victim outlook is central to the American far-right worldview. He does not mention that his boy is in the White House
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Wow how did I break this thread so early, how am I this bad at my jobhttps://twitter.com/1misanthrophile/status/1302392385456881665?s=19 …
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I am super sorry that your experience of religion failed you. Going to events like this must be like ripping the scab off and then watching it play out later would be like a whole bunch of salt in the wound......
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.....No agenda in my comment. Just wanted to acknowledge pain that others might not recognize. You are a good writer and your book(s) would be compelling.
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